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Reason Speaks and Pleasure Carries One Away by Pierre Paul Prud'hon — VisualArtsDB

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Reason Speaks and Pleasure Carries One Away

Reason Speaks and Pleasure Carries One Away

Reason Speaks and Pleasure Carries One Away

Pierre Paul Prud'hon

1795–1799

Medium: Black and white chalk on faded blue antique laid paper
Dimensions: actual: 21.7 x 17.7 cm (8 9/16 x 6 15/16 in.)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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